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The greatest hits of music's wildest decade - hip-hop, synth-pop, indie rock, metal, Chicago house, Miami freestyle, ska, goth, reggae, acid house, and more
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Subscribe NowThe greatest hits of music's wildest decade - hip-hop, synth-pop, indie rock, metal, Chicago house, Miami freestyle, ska, goth, reggae, acid house, and more
Celebrating six-string glory in blues, rock, metal, punk, folk, country, reggae, jazz, flamenco, bossa nova, and much more
We discuss – and debate – our '50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Great Artists' list in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now
Prince and The Revolution: Live arrives on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray on June 3
35 years on from the Purple One's ninth album, revisit one of his finest and most artistically-breathtaking works.
Ohio-based L’uva Bella Winery is defending its right to sell “Purple Rain” wine, saying Prince famously “despised alcohol,” so there’s no consumer confusion
Third Man co-founder Ben Blackwell says “Prince’s people agreed” to let the label issue the artist’s scrapped 1986 effort
The group’s 1991 ballad “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)” has found a whole new audience thanks to viral clips that poke fun at heartbreak
Six years after singer’s death, estate’s administrators and IRS reach agreement on value of Prince’s real estate holdings and recordings
With the arrival of new single “Off,” the singer looks ahead to a future where he finishes his blacksummers’NIGHT trilogy — and owns his music for the very first time